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Event DEN87LA222

1987-08-15 COLORADO SPRING, Colorado, United States Airport · COS None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N7058C

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

NORTH AMERICAN SNJ-4

Engine

P&W R1340 SERIES (600 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19571021

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A96A94

Registrant of record

VAUGHN THOMAS N

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT REPORTS THAT HE ACCEPTED A TAILWIND FOR HIS LANDING AND GROUND-LOOPED DURING THE ROLL OUT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_DEN87LA222.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.